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S.B. 464 VETOES
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subsection (b)(1) of this section may not be sold or offered for sale in the State unless
the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in
the regulations adopted under subsection (c) of this section.
(ii) With respect to ceiling fan light kits, energy efficiency
standards may not take effect until March 1, 2007.
(iii) With respect to commercial clothes washers, efficiency
standards may not take effect until March 1, 2007.
(2) (i) This paragraph does not apply to a product that is sold before
the applicable date under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(ii) Except as provided in subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of this
paragraph, on or after January 1, 2006, a new product of a type set forth in subsection
(b)(1) of this section may not be installed in the State unless the efficiency of the new
product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the regulations adopted
under subsection (c) of this section.
(iii) Ceiling fan light kits that do not meet the energy efficiency
standards may be installed in the State until January 1, 2008.
(iv) Commercial clothes washers that do not meet the efficiency
standards under subsection (c)(2)(ix) of this section may be installed in the State until
January 1, 2008.
(e) (1) By regulation, the Administration may clarify but not expand the
scope of the devices defined under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) On request of a Maryland business or consumer and after public
notice and comment, the Administration may delay the effective date of any standard
under this section by not more than 1 year if the Administration determines that
products conforming to the standard will not be widely available in Maryland by the
applicable date stated in subsection (d)(1) of this section.
(3) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY LIMIT A DELAY UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)
OF THIS SUBSECTION TO IDENTIFIABLE SUBCATEGORIES OF ANY CATEGORY OF
COVERED PRODUCTS.
(f) (1) [The] AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT, THE Administration
shall adopt procedures BY RULE for testing the energy efficiency of the new products
listed in subsection (b)(1) of this section if testing procedures are not provided for in
the Maryland Building Performance Standards.
(2) The Administration shall use appropriate nationally recognized test
methods such as those approved by the United States Department of Energy.
(3) The manufacturers of new products listed in subsection (b)(1) of this
section shall cause samples of their products to be tested in accordance with the test
procedures adopted under this subsection or those specified in the Maryland Building
Performance Standards.
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